Three French sports stars die in Argentina helicopter crash
Three
 French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter 
crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirmed.
Eight French nationals and their two Argentine pilots died 
when two helicopters collided in La Rioja province in the country's 
north-west.Yachtswoman Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine all perished.
The helicopters were involved in the filming of TV survival show Dropped.
The show, on channel TF1, flies celebrities into rough terrain by helicopter and films their attempts to find food and shelter.
"The sudden death of our fellow French nationals is a cause of immense sadness," said a statement from French President Francois Hollande.
The cause of the crash is as yet unclear and investigations are under way.
    Camille Muffat, Alexis Vastine and Florence Arthaud were confirmed dead by President Hollande's office
  Alexis Vastine, 28, won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the light-welterweight category. He was narrowly beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Games.
Florence Arthaud, 57, was a hugely accomplished sailor, winning the 1990 Route du Rhum, the prestigious solo Atlantic race. A serious car accident put her in a coma when she was 17.
    The three dead stars are visible on the 
right-hand side of this image of the athletes leaving for Argentina. It 
was uploaded to Facebook by French Olympian Philippe Candeloro (middle 
left)
  
    The accident happened in the wild province of La Rioja, close to the Andes mountains
  
    The collision took place moments after the helicopters had taken off
  Five of those killed were said to have worked for Adventure Line Productions (ALP), the company making the programme.
They were named as Laurent Sbasnik, Lucie Mei-Dalby, Volodia Guinard, Brice Guilbert and Edouard Gilles.
The Argentine pilots were named as Juan Carlos Castillo and Roberto Abate.
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